Russian Missile and Drone Barrage Hits Odesa Region, Injuring 23

Russian forces launched a major combined missile and drone strike targeting the Odesa region early Saturday morning, Sept. 12, injuring at least 23 people in the regional capital and causing damage to residential high-rises, homes, and civilian infrastructure. In Odesa, the strikes completely destroyed the upper floors of a residential high-rise. Fire broke out from the 21st to the 23rd floors of a 25-story Kadorr apartment building, prompting emergency search and rescue operations, according to the State Emergency Service (SES) of Odesa Region and the Odesa City Military Administration.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. Rescue teams evacuated seven people from the burning building, including two children, while freeing several residents trapped inside an elevator. The blast wave also damaged adjacent residential buildings and a low-pressure gas pipeline. At least 17 people were injured across the city, where municipal services established operational emergency response headquarters to provide medical care and shelter to displaced residents. At a separate site in Odesa, strikes damaged three residential buildings – destroying one structure – and severed an additional gas pipeline. Widespread destruction in Chornomorsk Outside the regional capital, Russian strikes targeted the port city of Chornomorsk, where incoming munitions destroyed a private home and damaged three others, the Odesa Regional Military Administration reported. A damaged gas line ignited a subsequent residential blaze. Other Topics of Interest Russian Strikes Kill 2, Injure 5 in Kryvyi Rih and Kharkiv Russian ballistic missiles and drones hit Kryvyi Rih and Kharkiv, killing two people, injuring five, and leaving one missing. Five civilians were injured in Chornomorsk, including four children. The bombardment also struck a hotel building housing a rehabilitation center, damaging vehicles parked nearby. Rescue teams evacuated residents with limited mobility from the facility, with preliminary data indicating six people were injured at that site. Nationwide air defense response The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched a coordinated nationwide assault from 6:00 p.m. local time on Friday, Sept. 11, with the Odesa region serving as the primary axis of the attack. The incoming strikes included Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles launched from Russia’s Voronezh and Rostov regions and occupied Crimea; eight sea-launched Kalibr cruise missiles fired from the Black Sea; six Kh-59/69 guided cruise missiles launched over the Black Sea; and 129 attack unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of the Shahed, S8000 Banderol, and Parodiya decoy types launched from Kursk, Oryol, occupied Donetsk, and Gvardeyskoye in Crimea. Officials noted that roughly half of the deployed Shahed drones were jet-powered. As of 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, Ukrainian air defenses intercepted or suppressed 110 aerial targets nationwide: six Kalibr cruise missiles, one Banderol, two Kh-59/69 cruise missiles, and 101 strike drones. Air defenses recorded missile and drone impacts across 20 locations, with falling debris confirmed at four additional sites. Concurrent strikes on Kryvyi Rih and Kharkiv The assault on southern Ukraine coincided with overnight strikes across central and eastern regions. In Kryvyi Rih, Russian forces launched a coordinated ballistic missile and drone attack overnight, killing one person, leaving another missing, and injuring three others. Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration Head Oleksandr Hanzha and Head of the Kryvyi Rih Defense Council Oleksandr Vilkul confirmed that the strikes hit an industrial enterprise, five multi-story apartment buildings, a healthcare facility, and three educational institutions. In Kharkiv, a Russian drone struck the city’s Kyivskyi district late Friday evening, killing a 32-year-old man and injuring two other civilians, according to Kharkiv Regional Military Administration Head Oleh Syniehubov. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization, reporting since 1995. Its international reach – 97% of readers are outside of Ukraine – make it truly Ukraine’s global voice.